A new cosmological constant model

We propose a new cosmological model with a time-dependent cosmological constant (\Lambda\propto 1/t^2), which starting at the Planck time as \Lambda_{Pl}\sim M^2_{Pl}, evolves to the present-day allowed value of \Lambda_0\sim10^{-120}M^2_{Pl}. This scenario is supported by non-critical string theory considerations. We compute the age of the Universe and the time-dependence of the scale factor in this model, and find general agreement with recent determinations of the Hubble parameter for substantial values of \Omega_{\rm \Lambda}. This effectively low-density open Universe model differs from the traditional cosmological constant model, and has observable implications for particle physics and cosmology.